Step 1: Schedule Setup

This user guide is designed for league and tournament schedulers responsible for organizing games, whether it's for a league, tournament, or cup, including regular season, playoffs, or other events. Everything you need to know about creating games will be thoroughly explained here.

While the scheduler is accessible through schedules and offices, the design of PLAY remains primarily focused on schedules. Therefore, you still need to create a schedule and then add teams and games to it.

Now, let's get started with creating your schedule!

Confirm the Season

Ensure you're selecting the correct season from the dropdown menu at the top left-hand corner of the screen.

Open

Select Schedule Type

Choose between League or Tournament schedule by clicking on the corresponding menu item based on your requirements.

Open

Access Leagues or Tournaments

From the left menu, click on Leagues or Tournaments. Use the search box to find your league, then click on its line to access its profile.

Add Schedule

Expand the Schedules menu within the league profile, then click on + Add Schedule to proceed.

Schedule Information

Complete the required fields in Schedule information

• Schedule name (e.g. U13MLDIR)

• Season (make sure you're in the right season)

• Schedule type

  • Exhibition

  • Placement

  • Championship/Regular season

  • Playoffs

  • Tournament

• Category (enter first few characters)

• Field format

• Start and end dates : Enter the start and end dates of your schedule.

• Regulation time : Indicate the regulation time (playing time in minutes).

• Comments : You can add a comment to your schedule, which will be visible on the public Spordle Page.

Select Teams

Add teams to the schedule. Teams are automatically assigned an order, which is used for generating round-robin schedules. You can add/remove teams at any time and edit the order as needed.

Select Teams: Choose teams within an association or league or copy from another schedule.

Add Teams: Manually search for teams. Use the category filter to quickly find teams.

Skip: Use when uploading a schedule from a CSV file.

Add Sequence

The system will then ask you to indicate the sequence of game numbers you wish to set for this schedule. This option allows the system to automatically number your game numbers as they are published, according to your selection.

To add your sequence, click on +Add a sequence.

For your sequence, three fields are displayed. The first is the prefix, i.e. the name you assign to your schedule. The second is the start number of your sequence for this schedule. The third is the suffix, which corresponds to the end number of your sequence, although it is not mandatory.

If a sequence reaches its limit (you have created more games than your sequence end number), it will no longer be possible to add games to this schedule until you change your sequence end number.

If you have created groups, you must select your group. You must then create sequences for each of your groups and schedules. If you don't have a group in this schedule, simply click on No Group.

Schedule Settings

Now you need to configure your schedule settings by going to the Match tabs , Team stats tab and Player stats tab.

Game Tab

In the Game tab, the following information must be configured.

• Field reservation time

  • You must add the actual pitch reservation time for the game in your schedule.

• Suface size (optional)

• Surface office: by selecting this option, surface will come from this office instead of the home team's office when planning your draft matches.

• Request schedule changes

You must choose who will be the approvers required for these requests

• Team personnel: Requires approval from both teams

• Team organization: Requires approval of both team office( association)

• Schedule organization: Requires approval of schedule office ( league manager)

   

Lineups (by default, these options are inactive)

• Include line-ups

  • If this option is activated, all players registered and eligible for the team category will be displayed, whether or not they have been added to the team book.

• Authorize additional participants

  • By activating this field, you authorize a coach or official to add a player who is not registered in the line-up for a game. The player will be added for the game only.

Team Stats Tab:

Ensure points and standing systems comply with your Federation's rules. Select which statistics to make public or not on the Spordle Page website.

Player Stats Tab:

Check scoring system and ranking order compliance. Select which player and goalkeeper statistics to make public.

Advanced Tab:

No changes needed.